Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Abblendlichtgeometrie
English translation:
low-beam light distribution pattern
Added to glossary by
Rowan Morrell
Oct 31, 2007 01:00
16 yrs ago
German term
New Zealand
Committed to the Customer
Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
Abblendlichtgeometrie
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
Electric Locomotive
"Für die Funktion „Scheinwerfer abgeblendet“ kommen Linsenscheinwerfer zum Einsatz, deren exakte Abblendlichtgeometrie ein Blenden des Gegenverkehrs auch bei Gleiswechselbetrieb ausschließt."
From a text about a type of electric locomotive. This bit is talking about the exterior lights. I can't make head or tail of "Abblendlichtgeometrie" and can find no references to it anywhere. TIA for any light you can shed (no pun intended - honest!) on this extremely obscure word.
From a text about a type of electric locomotive. This bit is talking about the exterior lights. I can't make head or tail of "Abblendlichtgeometrie" and can find no references to it anywhere. TIA for any light you can shed (no pun intended - honest!) on this extremely obscure word.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | low-beam light distribution pattern (...light arrangement) |
Bernhard Sulzer
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| 4 | low-beam configuration/setting |
Gauri Shringarpure
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| 3 | low beam lens pattern |
Allesklar
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Proposed translations
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4 hrs
Bernhard Sulzer
United States
United States
Native in German
United States
High quality at a reasonable price
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, German, and 1 more.
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low-beam light distribution pattern (...light arrangement)
or: low-beam light (lamp) geometry (design - if for housing)
http://www.eurodezigns.com/Led Brake Lightso.html
All low (passing, lower, dipped) beams are an asymmetrical distribution of light to give maximum seeing in the direction of travel while controlling glare light directed towards oncoming traffic.
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6354718.html
low-beam light distribution pattern
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6588808.html
Depending upon the geometry of the particular embodiment, the beam of light 53 may be collinear with or may be parallel to the central line of the flow of rail conditioning material 45.
http://www.volpe.dot.gov/hf/docs/lcnsrpt/lcnsch3.html
The FRA requires that the headlight luminous intensity for locomotives used in yard service be 60,000 candela; the light must be arranged to illuminate a person at least 91.5 m (300 ft) ahead and in front of the headlight. The railroad industry operates road locomotives and yard locomotives with the headlight continuously turned on. The FRA requires a dimmer switch; this is used to operate the headlight at low beam at night and when passing oncoming locomotives.
The standard locomotive headlight is aimed down the track center-line and has a narrow, horizontal 3.5° beam width, as shown in Figure 3-2.
http://www.eurodezigns.com/Led Brake Lightso.html
All low (passing, lower, dipped) beams are an asymmetrical distribution of light to give maximum seeing in the direction of travel while controlling glare light directed towards oncoming traffic.
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6354718.html
low-beam light distribution pattern
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6588808.html
Depending upon the geometry of the particular embodiment, the beam of light 53 may be collinear with or may be parallel to the central line of the flow of rail conditioning material 45.
http://www.volpe.dot.gov/hf/docs/lcnsrpt/lcnsch3.html
The FRA requires that the headlight luminous intensity for locomotives used in yard service be 60,000 candela; the light must be arranged to illuminate a person at least 91.5 m (300 ft) ahead and in front of the headlight. The railroad industry operates road locomotives and yard locomotives with the headlight continuously turned on. The FRA requires a dimmer switch; this is used to operate the headlight at low beam at night and when passing oncoming locomotives.
The standard locomotive headlight is aimed down the track center-line and has a narrow, horizontal 3.5° beam width, as shown in Figure 3-2.
Peer comment(s):
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David Moore (X)
: low-beam setting, I'd suggest
4 hrs
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but that's Gauri's answer.
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: w/David
6 hrs
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but that's Gauri's answer.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Client confirms that "low-beam light distribution pattern" is the way to go. So many thanks Bernhard, but thanks also to the peer graders and the others who offered an idea. Appreciate everyone's help."
29 mins
low beam lens pattern
I'd call it "geometrically precise low beam lens pattern".
By posting it here, it should from now on be appear on Google as well :)
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Note added at 31 mins (2007-10-31 01:31:51 GMT)
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Please ignore the "on be" - don't know what it's doing there.
By posting it here, it should from now on be appear on Google as well :)
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Note added at 31 mins (2007-10-31 01:31:51 GMT)
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Please ignore the "on be" - don't know what it's doing there.
3 hrs
Gauri Shringarpure
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Technical linguistic & cultural accuracy
Native in: English 
Works in: Marathi to English, Hindi to English, German to English, and 1 more.
low-beam configuration/setting
You are in fact correct in translating it as "low-beam geometry" - by geometry they mean configuration/design of its low-beam setting. The only thing is it might give rise to ambiguity, since it's unheard of (and since the first thing that comes to mind with 'geometry' is the branch of math.)
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